Chocolate Layered Blackberry Cake
Ingredients
For Cake
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
For Filling
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 5 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
For Ganache
- 9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 Tablespoon rum
For Topping
- 2 cups blackberries
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and an 8 inch round cake pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 2 minutes on medium speed on an electric mixer.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until the cake tests done with a toothpick.
- Cool 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the frosting. Whip butter and cocoa together until smooth.
- Stir in vanilla and confectioners sugar.
- Slowly stream in milk until frosting reaches desired consistency. Whip until fluffy and smooth
- To make the ganache. Place the chocolate into a medium bowl. Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat.
- Bring just to a boil, pour over the chopped chocolate, and whisk until smooth. Stir in the rum if desired.
- Allow the ganache to cool slightly before pouring over a cake
- Top it with blackberrys
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